Showing posts with label Grace. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Grace. Show all posts
Sunday, 20 November 2016
Surprising your Grace
The piece below is terribly spiritual. It's meant to say "Surprising Grace" in Hebrew, referring to the sacrifice of Jesus... You know, the usual stuff.
And as usually happens, it went wrong. The tattoo above actually says "Charm Surprising".
I always warn against plugging a sentence into online translators and inking it on as is, since the above result is pretty much guaranteed.
This is how you correctly write "Surprising Grace":
Now, let's analyze our victim's mistakes:
1. The words are in reversed order. See, in Hebrew grammar you put the noun (Grace) before the adjective which describes it (Surprising).
2. The word "Grace" holds many meanings in English. In Hebrew, however, the meanings are separated.
The word "Grace" used in the tattoo is "Chen", its meanings are charm, attractiveness, elegance. It is also a popular female (and sometimes male) name. Nothing divine about it.The word for "Grace" you'd want to use in a spiritual context, is "Chesed" which holds the meanings: kindness, charity, favor.
Thursday, 27 October 2016
Stunning Women Sing “Amazing Grace ” Their A Capella Voices Are Impossibly Beautiful
The a cappella music genre is getting more attention and popularity every year. Groups from all around aim to create instrumental music using only their vocals… It’s simply a fantastic art form. Brigham Young University’s women’s a cappella group,Noteworthy, has created a name for itself by perfecting this art form and sharing their music with the world.
An all-female group, Noteworthy covers everything from pop to rock. In the performance below, the 9 singers cover the famous hymn, “Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone),” with elegance and perfection. With a gorgeous arrangement and an stripped-down performance, the women create a truly captivating version of the song. The music video is equally chills-worthy as the beautiful young woman walk through a forest in white, looking angelic as they sing in perfect harmony.
In their moving yet peaceful cover, you can clearly hear the emotion and skill behind every note and word. The video has well over 13 million views on YouTube, and it’s easy to see (and hear) why Noteworthy’s beautiful song has touched so many.
Watch their amazing rendition below.
Share Noteworthy’s song to give new life to this classic hymn today!
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